The NSSN hosts a virtual COVID-19 Q&A Forum
The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) virtual COVID-19 Q&A Forum takes place from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm on 31 March 2020.
The Forum brings together world-renowned scientists and practitioners from across NSW and ACT to inform Australians about how research institutions and thought leaders are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering solutions across a complexity of layers.
MedTech Theme Leader at NSSN, Ms Jane Evans, said the COVID-19 Q&A Forum brings together university experts with allied health professionals to allow the general public to ask questions.
“We have specialists from medical backgrounds and researchers that are working on solutions for such problems as pandemics and viruses,” said Ms Evans.
“We can bring a sense of calm by having these medical experts and researchers in a panel.”
The panel of experts includes Prof. Bill Rawlinson, Senior Medical Virologist & Director of Virology, NSW Health; Prof. Justin Gooding, Co-Director, NSW Smart Sensing Network & Co-Director, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, UNSW; Prof. Sacha Stelzer-Braid, Scientist, School of Medical Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital; Prof. MaryLouise McLaws, Health Emergencies Program Experts Advisory Panel for Infection Prevention and Control Preparedness, Readiness and Response to COVID-19, World Health Organization and Prof. Pall Thordarson, Acting Head of School of Chemistry, UNSW.
Science journalist and broadcaster Mr Robyn Williams will be the moderator at the Forum.
The forum will also host a number of virtual experts from across the NSSN member universities including Prof. Nathan Barlett, Head of Viral Immunology & Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle; Prof Garry Myers, Interim Director, ithree Institute, UTS; Prof. David Tscharke, Department Head of Immunology & Infectious Disease, Australian National University and Prof. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, School of Engineering, Macquarie University.
“I would like to thank our panel of experts for offering their time in these difficult times to be a part of this forum and for Robyn Williams offering his services to be part of this in such short notice,” Ms Evans said.
As a consortium of the leading universities in NSW and ACT, the NSSN is well-placed to inform the society of research and development taking place in NSW that is contributing to the wellbeing and health of the public in these trialling times.
To find out more and to register to attend the NSSN COVID-19 Virtual Forum click here. This event is free and open to the public.
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